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28 exercises

Barbell Bent-Over Row

Barbell Bent-Over Row

Heavy horizontal row for mid-back thickness.

BarbellIntermediate
Chest-Supported Row

Chest-Supported Row

Removes lower-back stress from the row.

DumbbellIntermediate
Chin-Up

Chin-Up

Supinated pull-up that also hammers the biceps.

BodyweightIntermediate
Conventional Deadlift

Conventional Deadlift

Full-body pull that builds posterior-chain strength.

BarbellAdvanced
Inverted Row

Inverted Row

Horizontal bodyweight row, scalable by foot position.

BodyweightBeginner
Lat Pulldown

Lat Pulldown

Machine alternative to pull-ups for lat development.

CableBeginner
Meadows Row

Meadows Row

Landmine row with a huge stretch on the lats.

BarbellAdvanced
One-Arm Dumbbell Row

One-Arm Dumbbell Row

Unilateral row that trains each lat independently.

DumbbellBeginner
Pull-Up

Pull-Up

Vertical pull for lat width and upper-back strength.

BodyweightIntermediate
Rack Pull

Rack Pull

Partial deadlift that overloads the upper back.

BarbellIntermediate
Seated Cable Row

Seated Cable Row

Chest-supported-feel row with constant cable tension.

CableBeginner
Single-Arm Cable Row

Single-Arm Cable Row

Allows rotation and a long lat stretch.

CableIntermediate
Straight-Arm Pulldown

Straight-Arm Pulldown

Lat isolation with almost no biceps involvement.

CableBeginner
Superman

Superman

Floor back extension for the upper back.

BodyweightBeginner
T-Bar Row

T-Bar Row

Chest-over-bar row that is easy to overload.

MachineIntermediate
Cable Face Pull

Cable Face Pull

Secondary

Rear-delt and upper-back health builder.

CableBeginner
Dead Hang

Dead Hang

Secondary

Isometric grip endurance on a pull-up bar.

BodyweightBeginner
Dumbbell Pullover

Dumbbell Pullover

Secondary

Stretches the pecs and lats over the ribcage.

DumbbellIntermediate
Good Morning

Good Morning

Secondary

Barbell hip hinge with the bar on the back.

BarbellIntermediate
Kettlebell Swing

Kettlebell Swing

Secondary

Explosive hinge (works with a dumbbell too).

DumbbellIntermediate
Rear Delt Fly

Rear Delt Fly

Secondary

Hinged fly that builds the rear delts.

DumbbellBeginner
Reverse Hyperextension

Reverse Hyperextension

Secondary

Raises the legs behind you to train the posterior chain.

MachineBeginner
Reverse Pec Deck

Reverse Pec Deck

Secondary

Machine rear-delt fly with a fixed path.

MachineBeginner
Romanian Deadlift

Romanian Deadlift

Secondary

Hip hinge that stretches and loads the hamstrings.

BarbellIntermediate
Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Secondary

Straighter-leg hinge for a bigger hamstring stretch.

BarbellIntermediate
Sumo Deadlift

Sumo Deadlift

Secondary

Wide-stance deadlift that loads the glutes hard.

BarbellIntermediate
Towel Pull-Up

Towel Pull-Up

Secondary

Pull-up on towels for crushing grip strength.

BodyweightAdvanced
Underhand Inverted Row

Underhand Inverted Row

Secondary

Palms-up row under a table or bar, biased toward the biceps.

BodyweightBeginner